title: Predictive value of plasma Nt-proBNP and body mass index for recurrence of atrial fibrillation after cardioversion.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Department, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, A-1160, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: matthias.freynhofer@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Matthias K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Freynhofer
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Department, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, A-1160, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jarai
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Department, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, A-1160, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Höchtl
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Department, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, A-1160, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Veronika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Department, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, A-1160, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Department, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, A-1160, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Kadriye
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aydinkoc
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Department, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, A-1160, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nürnberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wojta
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Department, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, A-1160, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huber
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain